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in washington, posturing politics and high-stakes poker with america's economy at stake. president obama's initial offer on the fiscal cliff was resoundingly rejected by republicans. it included a $1.6 trillion tax increase, double what he campaigned on. also included $400 billion in entitlement cuts eliminating the need for congressional approval to a raise the debt ceiling. the markets rebounded later in the week following the latest hopes on a fiscal cliff agreement. america's economy grew at a faster pace than initially expected in the third quarter of the year. the second reading of the gross domestic product showed it at rate of 2.7% spurred by stronger inventories and exports. the securities and exchange commission is looking for a new chairman. mary shapirp schapiro announcin she will step down after nearly four years on the job. the obama administration says it will announce a replacement in the near future. >>> starbucks has a new way to spend a lot of money. it is introducing the most expensive blend made from a rare costa rican variety named geisha. it is $7 a
in washington, posturing politics and high-stakes poker with america's economy at stake. president obama's initial offer on the fiscal cliff was resoundingly rejected by republicans. it included a $1.6 trillion tax increase, double what he campaigned on. also included $400 billion in entitlement cuts eliminating the need for congressional approval to a raise the debt ceiling. the markets rebounded later in the week following the latest hopes on a fiscal cliff agreement. america's economy grew...
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he's not willing to check the heart at washington's door. all right. come on, this show's about making money, cramer. not a cardiology exam versus ben bernanke and the president and congress. it's the most valuable thing you can do to keep the bull market from running out of steam. as part of a long term analysis of the stock market that i've been working on pretty much every night knight at home, if needed to know one number, one piece of data to predict the market you would choose the unemployment rate. when the unemployment rate is going lower and jobs are being created, the positive signs. the congress of course is true, too. now, the problem at the moment isn't with the fed it's with the executive branch and the legislature. the presidential intransigence as well as no new tax pledge to grover norquist, republicans won't miss tax hikes to make a deal. the president is nothing serious when it comes to spending at all. nothing! so it looks like the cliff jumps ahead of us after my trip to washington. that was a tough day. had to take a couple shower
he's not willing to check the heart at washington's door. all right. come on, this show's about making money, cramer. not a cardiology exam versus ben bernanke and the president and congress. it's the most valuable thing you can do to keep the bull market from running out of steam. as part of a long term analysis of the stock market that i've been working on pretty much every night knight at home, if needed to know one number, one piece of data to predict the market you would choose the...
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i know everybody's hostage to washington these days. there's some trends that can trump the government, health and wellness maybe? breaking up is easy to do stories. better than expected retailers, in the end when it come to the fiscal cliff, to the longer we delay a deal or can't do a deal at all, it's worse for all the shareholders and the investors and the stock market. yes, a deal that does nothing, it simply keeps taxes where they are right now and doesn't cut entitlements, that's what everybody wants. does matter, believe he, i mean what's going to happen if we do nothing except keep things exacthe they are now, and just vote to undo the cliff. they'll downgrade the u.s. debt. but that's it. by the way, we have already proven through nine ways of sunday that -- when our credit rating got downgraded last summer. well, bonds went up in price and down in-year-old. -- in yield. so why not do nothing? why doesn't the president say we're just going to keep bonds the way they are. and we're not going to cut entitlements because we know i
i know everybody's hostage to washington these days. there's some trends that can trump the government, health and wellness maybe? breaking up is easy to do stories. better than expected retailers, in the end when it come to the fiscal cliff, to the longer we delay a deal or can't do a deal at all, it's worse for all the shareholders and the investors and the stock market. yes, a deal that does nothing, it simply keeps taxes where they are right now and doesn't cut entitlements, that's what...
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brad in washington, brad? >> caller: hey, jim, merry christmas boo-yah from washington. >> kirkland, hey, i like kirkland brand from costco. >> caller: yes, indeed. well, i had a question about another pacific northwest company, gbx, green breyer. >> i think the stock is inexpensive. i don't know whether -- i don't know who comes back, but i've got to tell you, i do a lot of work with the railroads and we need a lot of cars. i think this is a good buy. it's not going to be, look, if you want a rail, i like ksu. remember that? someone downgraded it the other day. i think that was wrong. how about chris in my home state of pennsylvania, chris? >> caller: boo-yah from scranton, pennsylvania. >> what's going on? >> caller: not much, not much. i wanted to know what you think about lockheed martin. i saw the pentagon agreed to buy 30 of their s-35s. but the stock's down a little bit. i wanted to know what your take was -- >> all right. chris, this isn't dunder mifflin, it's a great company. it's only a dollar off th
brad in washington, brad? >> caller: hey, jim, merry christmas boo-yah from washington. >> kirkland, hey, i like kirkland brand from costco. >> caller: yes, indeed. well, i had a question about another pacific northwest company, gbx, green breyer. >> i think the stock is inexpensive. i don't know whether -- i don't know who comes back, but i've got to tell you, i do a lot of work with the railroads and we need a lot of cars. i think this is a good buy. it's not going to...
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>> caller: washington redskins booyah p rg3 nation stand up. >> dan snooid ser your owner. have you thought about that at all? >> caller: i have a quick question. >> sure. >> caller: when the market is overbought, should i go for the long-term? >> when it's overbought, my own rule is that plus five, if we're very overbought, hey, take a pass. another time will come. however, you can get started small and hope it comes back if you just can't resist. sam in ohio. sam. >> caller: hey, jim. big glass city booyah to you. >> loving it what's up? >> caller: i got a question. i've been looking at a couple utility stocks, going with preferred instead of the common shares. i wanted to get your opinion on -- >> no, come on, man, we want upside. a lot of these utilities should have to be fabulous growth stocks, particularly in a growth economy. let's just open them outride, we'll do just fine. of course i want you in in market for the long run. you can't beat those high streakly traders. give me a break. i want long-term investing but that does not mean buy and forget. for the long hau
>> caller: washington redskins booyah p rg3 nation stand up. >> dan snooid ser your owner. have you thought about that at all? >> caller: i have a quick question. >> sure. >> caller: when the market is overbought, should i go for the long-term? >> when it's overbought, my own rule is that plus five, if we're very overbought, hey, take a pass. another time will come. however, you can get started small and hope it comes back if you just can't resist. sam in...
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in washington, apparently, deadlines come and go and there aren't any consequences? >> melissa, two things. one, i think that on the corporate side, largely companies want tax reform, but small businesses, conceivably much more at risk because of the cliff, their voice perhaps isn't being heard as well as at the ceo level. i'm worried at the smaller level, where the majority of the job creation occurs. that's really what concerns me, and i think on the cliff, the fact that -- the other point i wanted to make. the fact that neither side really is making any headwind. we've known about this for such a long time. it's just in credibly disconcerting. >> all right. joe, thank you for phoning in. we appreciate your analysis. tyler and michelle, joe makes a good point about the pain being felt. you are the job creators, and here we are. the impact most borne by them. >> well, i think that's true, and the real paralysis, the hostage quality of the whole debate over the past few months has been disconcerting. we've had so many people come on the air and say give us the level
in washington, apparently, deadlines come and go and there aren't any consequences? >> melissa, two things. one, i think that on the corporate side, largely companies want tax reform, but small businesses, conceivably much more at risk because of the cliff, their voice perhaps isn't being heard as well as at the ceo level. i'm worried at the smaller level, where the majority of the job creation occurs. that's really what concerns me, and i think on the cliff, the fact that -- the other...
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based on the hope that our leaders in washington may be working on the fiscal cliff. someone might panic then. let's focus on a company that may get cheaper. there are two ways to value every company. that represents what traders are willing to pay for a piece of the company. that in mind i want to tell you a tale about a company that could be in the cross hairs of it and the company i'm talking about is mindsafety. prote protection devices. that is a lot of stuff that you need to do in the oil and gas industry. oil and gas companies, as well as law enforcement agencies and the military. why do i think that my safety is to be required? take vng come on, safety never takes a vacation and no one ever skimps on it. mine safety sold the body armor business. honey well is the safety division. what do we get? this is part of the safety division. due possible has a safety division. $53 share stock. $41 price tag. both honey well and dupont want to add to their safety offer. $1.4 billion to buy sperion. they invented kevlar. in 2008 they bought industrial apparel. it is one o
based on the hope that our leaders in washington may be working on the fiscal cliff. someone might panic then. let's focus on a company that may get cheaper. there are two ways to value every company. that represents what traders are willing to pay for a piece of the company. that in mind i want to tell you a tale about a company that could be in the cross hairs of it and the company i'm talking about is mindsafety. prote protection devices. that is a lot of stuff that you need to do in the oil...
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all coming up on "mad money." >>> endless idiocy in washington. it seems like an in increase oil production, transport oil from remote areas where it's pumped out of the ground to places where it's refined. this is a huge opportunity for the pipeline operators, enb for you home gamers, this is the canadian pipeline that operates the most efficient transportation system. we just talked about it in october, on the heels of its very strong analyst day. there's been a ton of good news for this company. it announced a $6.2 billion project on top of a new railroad joint venture. embridge now has $26 billion worth of commercial projects through this year. those projects are fueling the company's earnings growth which management projects will be upwards for four years to come. no wonder the stock is only a few cents away from its 52-week high. this story has only gotten stronger since we last checked in with management. let's check with al monaco. mr. monaco, welcome back to "mad money." >> thanks, jim. glad to be here. >> could you please explain to the
all coming up on "mad money." >>> endless idiocy in washington. it seems like an in increase oil production, transport oil from remote areas where it's pumped out of the ground to places where it's refined. this is a huge opportunity for the pipeline operators, enb for you home gamers, this is the canadian pipeline that operates the most efficient transportation system. we just talked about it in october, on the heels of its very strong analyst day. there's been a ton of good...
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come on, washington, that's ridiculous. how can the markets in switzerland, netherlands, germany do better than us? how is that possible? because of you, washington. it's because of you. we've been kept back all because of you. second, before our politicians stepped in with the intransigence and anger, we were about to have an explosion in earnings. retail was stronger than it was in a decade, autos back incredibly robust. and that's just the beginning. because all the pent up demand. we're running short of office buildings, shopping centers, apartments, homes, these are the hiring sectors, all this blather about helping the small businessman of subchapter "s" for private and middle class, you want to help them? give them a deal, any deal, just get out of our way for heaven sakes. our country is starting to get so competitive, again, that business is building things over there now want to build them there. tim cook tells brian williams that his company's going to make macs in this country. we're better than kmochina. meanwh
come on, washington, that's ridiculous. how can the markets in switzerland, netherlands, germany do better than us? how is that possible? because of you, washington. it's because of you. we've been kept back all because of you. second, before our politicians stepped in with the intransigence and anger, we were about to have an explosion in earnings. retail was stronger than it was in a decade, autos back incredibly robust. and that's just the beginning. because all the pent up demand. we're...
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is washington the most difficult thing you face at paychex? >> well, i certainly think it doesn't help. when you look at the nfib index and consumer confidence, both have fallen after they were starting to look up in the fall. i think it's really the fiscal cliff. all the attention on the fiscal cliff and no action is really producing i think a dampered view from small business and they're kind of waiting on the sidelines right now. >> but on the other side, if you're a company and we go over the fiscal cliff, how the heck do you figure out the paycheck and what has to be taken out unless you call paychex? >> depending on the number of regulations, there's probably going to be more regulation and that does help us. but we'd like to see new business formation get back to where it used to be a few years ago and i think you have to get past these things. what you're seeing in our clients, they're not opening up their second location, not hiring more employees. it's fairly quiet. it's fairly quiet. our checks per payroll and our client base is sti
is washington the most difficult thing you face at paychex? >> well, i certainly think it doesn't help. when you look at the nfib index and consumer confidence, both have fallen after they were starting to look up in the fall. i think it's really the fiscal cliff. all the attention on the fiscal cliff and no action is really producing i think a dampered view from small business and they're kind of waiting on the sidelines right now. >> but on the other side, if you're a company and...
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one is a drama and the other has turned washington into a side show. washington -- >> all aboard! >> wall street. which is exactly as it should be. let's go to mickey in michigan. mickey! >> caller: booyah from michigan, jim. >> i'm liking michigan. i'm liking brady from michigan. can you believe he was a walk on? >> caller: today they said their car use is up, they're hiring folks from more business. is it time to get more of discover? and second one, do you think ebay can squash them and buy them out? >> no, i don't think they'll do that. i do like ebay very much. i actually like discover. but it's mastercard, then ebay, then discover. i was a little surprised it was a little weak but the stock has had a major run. john in california. >> caller: booyah, jim, from the sacramento valley of northern california. >> what's going on? >> caller: anyway, i got -- i noticed some activity in the house building around here back around northern california, sacramento valley. my play is berkshire b. what do you think of that? >> i think it actually max sense temperature i campaigned for that
one is a drama and the other has turned washington into a side show. washington -- >> all aboard! >> wall street. which is exactly as it should be. let's go to mickey in michigan. mickey! >> caller: booyah from michigan, jim. >> i'm liking michigan. i'm liking brady from michigan. can you believe he was a walk on? >> caller: today they said their car use is up, they're hiring folks from more business. is it time to get more of discover? and second one, do you think...
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you can see that investors want to rise above washington. but this morning rally, the averages got pulled down when harry reid said there probably won't be a deal in time for christmas. who's calling the tune? the nasdaq climbing 1.8%. apple rallied eleven and change. i hope this mini rally is happening because people have looked over the fiscal cliff and they weren't terrified by what they saw. i hope we will get by. i hope they don't mind government intervention in their portfolios. because they are not going away. i hope that because what i heard in washington today were two sides even though i can tell them that a deal would be done and there would be no vacation without legislation, we'd be in much better shape. i have to tell you, as encouraging as the market was this morning, the situation in washington is as discouraging. one after another i started with a new tack. i said let's go there. i said i totally agree the issue of spending not revenues. tell us what you have done to get spending done. did they give this fellow traveler some
you can see that investors want to rise above washington. but this morning rally, the averages got pulled down when harry reid said there probably won't be a deal in time for christmas. who's calling the tune? the nasdaq climbing 1.8%. apple rallied eleven and change. i hope this mini rally is happening because people have looked over the fiscal cliff and they weren't terrified by what they saw. i hope we will get by. i hope they don't mind government intervention in their portfolios. because...
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today's top story, a washington standoff continuing. fiscal cliff negotiations appear to be going nowhere. today president obama will meet with members of the business round table. plus, on the economic calendar, the november adp report on employment is due at 8:15 eastern. u.s. equity futures at this hour are indicated higher. not much happened yesterday. it's wednesday, december 5th, 2012, and "squawk box" begins right now.
today's top story, a washington standoff continuing. fiscal cliff negotiations appear to be going nowhere. today president obama will meet with members of the business round table. plus, on the economic calendar, the november adp report on employment is due at 8:15 eastern. u.s. equity futures at this hour are indicated higher. not much happened yesterday. it's wednesday, december 5th, 2012, and "squawk box" begins right now.
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we did it in washington square park. all over. and then we started distributing the stoves to people in the rockaways. so they could do this at home. >> okay. great service. now, everybody on our crew who has seen this immediately wants to buy one. because they all want to put it, set it in their trunk so if you go camping you can be able to charge your phone and your ipad. are they available yet? >> they are available. they're for sale through our website, biolitestove.com. we have sold tens of thousands of them this year. and then next year we'll be in wholesale locations in the u.s. and about ten countries internationally. >> r.e.i. and eastern mountain sports, that kind of thing? >> yeah. companies like that. >> we've shipped these to now 70 countries around the world. and if you go onto our site or go on to youtube you'll see all the videos people are making about how they're using them in every language you can imagine. >> let's talk emerging markets. those people -- i talked to somebody who came back from cambodia. they sai
we did it in washington square park. all over. and then we started distributing the stoves to people in the rockaways. so they could do this at home. >> okay. great service. now, everybody on our crew who has seen this immediately wants to buy one. because they all want to put it, set it in their trunk so if you go camping you can be able to charge your phone and your ipad. are they available yet? >> they are available. they're for sale through our website, biolitestove.com. we have...
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it's all on washington. i was impressed with yesterday the market was able to hold on to an advance in the face of apple. i think that boded pretty well. >> well, i think that's true but i think apple is a situation and issue unto itself. right? certainly it affects -- you saw what it did to the nasdaq yesterday. but for the broader market i think it does say a lot for the strength of the broader market in terms what have it wants to see. it wants to see the resolution. whether apple goes up or down. if we get a resolution of the fiscal cliff or the sense that we will, i think the market will respond to the up side. >> the market has the federal reserve behind it and the ecb behind it. we saw today not much came out of the ecb. everything, bond yields are down, stock markets, global markets are holding up very, very well right now. >> they're all waiting in this holding pattern, too. >> chinese takeout for dinner tonight. thanks, have a safe trip, kenny. >>> to the bond market, rick santelli tracking market.
it's all on washington. i was impressed with yesterday the market was able to hold on to an advance in the face of apple. i think that boded pretty well. >> well, i think that's true but i think apple is a situation and issue unto itself. right? certainly it affects -- you saw what it did to the nasdaq yesterday. but for the broader market i think it does say a lot for the strength of the broader market in terms what have it wants to see. it wants to see the resolution. whether apple goes...
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>> i think washington, d.c. everyone. rs everyone. i think what joe mentioned yesterday is exactly right. people are looking at washington and seeing a dysfunctional city, dysfunctional government and we've got to prove them different and we've got, i think, we've got two to three months to really do something significant. you know, the campaign to fix the debt, which is bipartisan, greg and bloomberg and i are co-claire, we've been calling for them to do something big. they had seven weeks to do something big, and they didn't. they kicked the can down the road. >> they add decade to do something big. jimmy, listen, we are heading into the nur yeanew year, it is time for forgiveness. i will defend congress for a second. i was thinking about this last night, right? they are in an impossible tossing. if they say, i'm sorry, you won't get everything promised. period. next election they are go gone because someone will step up and say, sure, i will give you everything. i don't know how i'm going to pay for it. so i feel a little bad for c
>> i think washington, d.c. everyone. rs everyone. i think what joe mentioned yesterday is exactly right. people are looking at washington and seeing a dysfunctional city, dysfunctional government and we've got to prove them different and we've got, i think, we've got two to three months to really do something significant. you know, the campaign to fix the debt, which is bipartisan, greg and bloomberg and i are co-claire, we've been calling for them to do something big. they had seven...
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jeff, what do you make of what's going on in washington? i'm most interested in the fact that the markets have lost the volatili volatility. we're not seeing the markets respond to every single statement that comes out of washington right now. what do you make of that? >> i think it's the same washington waltz we saw last year. they didn't extend the bush tax cuts until december 17th. they didn't handle the payroll tax until december 23rd. i lived inside the beltway. i have a pretty good network on the hill. i think they're going to have some kind of staged in agreement and then agree to attack the entitlement situation in the new year. >> michael, what do you make of what's going on? how do you try and trade this? at least we had some volatility the traders could trade on. now we don't have that. >> i think the lower volatility is telling you this is an extremely resilient stock market. i've been calling this the rocky balboa stock market. the entire scenario playing out is the fiscal cliff ends up being bullish no matter what. spending cu
jeff, what do you make of what's going on in washington? i'm most interested in the fact that the markets have lost the volatili volatility. we're not seeing the markets respond to every single statement that comes out of washington right now. what do you make of that? >> i think it's the same washington waltz we saw last year. they didn't extend the bush tax cuts until december 17th. they didn't handle the payroll tax until december 23rd. i lived inside the beltway. i have a pretty good...
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memo to washington who people think there can be a deal easily. these republicans don't fear the wrath of speaker boehner like they do the whip of norquist who can produce primary challenges against anyone that crosses him. boehner won't do that. in two week's time we'll have a dramatic automatic tax increase and norquist can rally for immediate tax relief for a tax cut like he likes to. going over the cliff is the only way norquist controlled republicans are spared the wrath of grover which i believe having known grover for 35 years is indeed worse than the wrath of khan. so if a deal is more likely, why sell now. legitimate question, ain't it. it could be the major reason we didn't sell-off. we rallied 7%. even if boehner's plan b won and president said that's legitimate stillborn and couldn't be considered serious. there's been little selling in the last few weeks despite how much politicians clearly loathe each other and couldn't have a pbr. i believe we can quick selling off. more and more people recognize we could go over the cliff. even if
memo to washington who people think there can be a deal easily. these republicans don't fear the wrath of speaker boehner like they do the whip of norquist who can produce primary challenges against anyone that crosses him. boehner won't do that. in two week's time we'll have a dramatic automatic tax increase and norquist can rally for immediate tax relief for a tax cut like he likes to. going over the cliff is the only way norquist controlled republicans are spared the wrath of grover which i...
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until we get a clearer signal out of washington. >> yes. and i think we're going to see this narrow trading range. if there's no resolution, i think the market might react negatively. but i think that's a short-term negative term. but i do think that's a negative possibility. and i do think there's a possibility nothing will come out. >> meantime, the economic reports coming out starting to soften a bit here. do you make of that? >> it's not surprising. i don't think the economy is strong enough to have continued quarterly increases. i think we're going to see this probably for the next six months. you're going to have some good reports. jobless claims will probably get better going fod.
until we get a clearer signal out of washington. >> yes. and i think we're going to see this narrow trading range. if there's no resolution, i think the market might react negatively. but i think that's a short-term negative term. but i do think that's a negative possibility. and i do think there's a possibility nothing will come out. >> meantime, the economic reports coming out starting to soften a bit here. do you make of that? >> it's not surprising. i don't think the...
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and anyway, i want it repeated in washington. sadly, that seems to be where we're headed, rebel without a cause. i don't want a repeat of the debt ceiling t.a.r.p. debacle. but today felt sort of like we had one. >>> fiscal fear. a critical time for the ticker as wall street hangs on every word out of washington. >> at some point reality sets in. >> cramer takes on the technicals to see if the market could be telegraphing its next move, when he goes off the charts. >>> and, later, last-minute shopping? after almost doubling this year, shares of the gap have gap down, could this mega name clothing retailer be gift wrapped just for you? or will cliff worries about locking in gains for the year soon make it come apart at the seams? cramer trying it on, just ahead. >>> plus, engine of growth. the power outages that follow superstorm sandy gave many homeowners a wakeup call, as the rebuild continues, could ab investment in engine company brigs and stratton plug you into a strong trend? cramer speaks to the ceo coming up. >>> don't mis
and anyway, i want it repeated in washington. sadly, that seems to be where we're headed, rebel without a cause. i don't want a repeat of the debt ceiling t.a.r.p. debacle. but today felt sort of like we had one. >>> fiscal fear. a critical time for the ticker as wall street hangs on every word out of washington. >> at some point reality sets in. >> cramer takes on the technicals to see if the market could be telegraphing its next move, when he goes off the charts....
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, washington. go hawks. let's go microsoft. >> okay. microsoft does not yield enough yet to intrigue me. i do believe it will be a better stock in 2013 at some point. i have to believe some of that cycle of windows 8 kicks in. right now in no man's land. i don't like being in no-man's land. rick in missouri now. >> caller: jim, thank you for taking my call. appreciate it. >> thank you. >> caller: my question today, i want to know if arch coal will remain a big lump of coal for 2013. i bought it at 14. down to about 7. would like your insight. >> remember, on "mad money," we don't care where a stock has been, we care where it's going. i remain incredibly bearish arch coal. stewart in california, please. >> caller: jim, a big booyah for myself and my parents. i'm wondering how you think bank of america will do with the whole fiscal cliff situation? >> people tell me that the housing business is the one that will be hurt most by fiscal cliff, but bank of america is an inexpensive stock. not my favorit
, washington. go hawks. let's go microsoft. >> okay. microsoft does not yield enough yet to intrigue me. i do believe it will be a better stock in 2013 at some point. i have to believe some of that cycle of windows 8 kicks in. right now in no man's land. i don't like being in no-man's land. rick in missouri now. >> caller: jim, thank you for taking my call. appreciate it. >> thank you. >> caller: my question today, i want to know if arch coal will remain a big lump of...
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washington should go back to being like the washington monument and the lincoln memorial. we have hedge fund managers who have bet we could have a benign finish to the year. it doesn't look like that's going to happen. heem go, here we go gn, it's going to be t.a.r.p. all over again. it's the same one we did today for actionar alerts.com. we judge the u.s. economy to be strong, strong enough to survive a fall into a trampoline or a deep pool. housing, autos, thinking china related can be bought right here. this is an opportunity to buy not sell as we work towards a deal. it might actually take until the super bowl when everyone by then will have seen their truncated paycheck and you have to get a deal by then. you would have expected a much bigger sell-off today unless, of course, you recognize that a compromise is much easier reached in 2013 than 2012. if we only have to wait a short time before we get a kick the can deal from the government, better be a buyer than a seller. compromise is far, far more likely than not, despite last night's shenanigashenanigans. jack in fl
washington should go back to being like the washington monument and the lincoln memorial. we have hedge fund managers who have bet we could have a benign finish to the year. it doesn't look like that's going to happen. heem go, here we go gn, it's going to be t.a.r.p. all over again. it's the same one we did today for actionar alerts.com. we judge the u.s. economy to be strong, strong enough to survive a fall into a trampoline or a deep pool. housing, autos, thinking china related can be bought...
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what matters is the tone of the market is much better than the tone out of washington. like i said, there's always ait. right here on "mad money." i'm jim cramer and i'll see you tomorrow. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm larry kudlow. so a crucial moment for our economy and for our right to bear arms. high drama on capitol hill right now as house republican speaker john boehner looks to pass his plan b fiscal cliff bill in a million dollar tax threshold. votes aren't there yet. that's why we are following this live through the whole thing this evening. >>> and as the president's new anti-gun violence task force starts work, we learn that now outside experts have yet joined that panel. meanwhile, the debate on gun control rages across the country. tonight we will hear from outspoken tv host piers morgan and former new york mayor rudolph giuliani. "the kudlow report" begins right now. >>> first up, the latest on the vote of plan b. the plan b bill sponsored by john boehner that may decide how deep into january they have to go for a solution. may decide the fate of the eco
what matters is the tone of the market is much better than the tone out of washington. like i said, there's always ait. right here on "mad money." i'm jim cramer and i'll see you tomorrow. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm larry kudlow. so a crucial moment for our economy and for our right to bear arms. high drama on capitol hill right now as house republican speaker john boehner looks to pass his plan b fiscal cliff bill in a million dollar tax threshold. votes aren't there...
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while washington trades offers, cramer's keeping you one step ahead of the fiscal cliff fiasco. tonight, a read of the regionals from the ceo of citi national bank. find out if you should be making a deposit. all coming up on "mad money." >>> don't miss a second of "mad money." follow@jimcramer on twitter. have a question, tweet cramer, #madtweets. give us a call at 1-800-743-thchlt. >> announcer:. miss something? head to "mad money".cnbc.com. >>> with the fiscal cliff looming less than a month away you might think certainly sectors would be getting hammered right now. not the obvious ones like defense. given the defense budget will be cut dramatically if our leaders don't reach a compromise, take retail. if we go over the cliff, something i've been telling you as of this week, more likely by the day, not less, that will deal a huge blow it purchasing power of most americans. think about it. tax rates go up. >> boo. >> the payroll tax holiday goes away. [ buzzer ] unemployment benefits expire for most people -- [ baby crying ] and that's is not even accounting for the layoffs. t
while washington trades offers, cramer's keeping you one step ahead of the fiscal cliff fiasco. tonight, a read of the regionals from the ceo of citi national bank. find out if you should be making a deposit. all coming up on "mad money." >>> don't miss a second of "mad money." follow@jimcramer on twitter. have a question, tweet cramer, #madtweets. give us a call at 1-800-743-thchlt. >> announcer:. miss something? head to "mad money".cnbc.com....
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diana olick has it all for us from washington. >> tyler, numbers are coming down. in this case that's a good thing. 58,000 completed foreclosures in october according to core logic, down 25% from september which did see a big upward revision but still we're down 17% from a year ago. although we're still running at three times the historical norms. got to keep it real, people. anyway, california, florida, michigan, georgia and texas made up half of the foreclosures. the rest are new york, new jersey, illinois and nevada. four out of five are judicial states where you need a judge to sign off on each foreclosure. nevada seeing a big slowdown due to new laws there protecting borrowers. expect to see more of a drop in foreclosures in the coming months. both fannie mae and freddie mac announcing their usual foreclosure moratorium for the holidays. most banks halt foreclosures for 90 days in new york and new jersey. clear capital will release a report tomorrow showing home price gains weakening rather dramatically in november and they're warning all bets are off on housi
diana olick has it all for us from washington. >> tyler, numbers are coming down. in this case that's a good thing. 58,000 completed foreclosures in october according to core logic, down 25% from september which did see a big upward revision but still we're down 17% from a year ago. although we're still running at three times the historical norms. got to keep it real, people. anyway, california, florida, michigan, georgia and texas made up half of the foreclosures. the rest are new york,...
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then you add on top of it what's coming out of washington. i don't think you should get your hopes up about figuring it out before the end of this year. i think there's a pretty deept chance we go over the cliff and then try to sort it out in the beginning of the year. >> lovely. >> joe, when did 146,000 jobs become good? have we become so pessimistic -- have our expectations come so low we're cheering 146,000 when we should be well over 200? >> plus the downward revisions for the previous two months. >> although, those revisions were almost all in government. mandy makes a good point. 150,000 a month, which has been the average over the past is a months or so, is not great. if this was a normal recovery, we'd be growing at 4% instead of 2 on gdp. employment would be well over 250. however, the good news in today's report was if you look at the household survey, there was clearly a hurricane effect in these numbers. we might actually have printed over 200 absent hurricane sandy. i would argue the trends is getting better. as jim pointed out,
then you add on top of it what's coming out of washington. i don't think you should get your hopes up about figuring it out before the end of this year. i think there's a pretty deept chance we go over the cliff and then try to sort it out in the beginning of the year. >> lovely. >> joe, when did 146,000 jobs become good? have we become so pessimistic -- have our expectations come so low we're cheering 146,000 when we should be well over 200? >> plus the downward revisions for...
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we're waiting for news out of washington. that's going to be a catalyst. typically we see light volumes, we don't see a ton of trading. what do you expect the action to be while we're waiting for this decision? do you expect anything out of the ordinary this year? >> no, i don't. i think we'll see light volumes again, too. i think we're going over the fiscal cliff. but what i think is, the market has grown accustomed to that. small caps are up 9.5% since mid-november. that's optimistic in my mind. what i think they think is that we go over the fiscal cliff and sometime in the first week and a half, that's the political theater where the republicans can then cut taxes instead of raising taxes on anyone. and all will be well. i do think, however, the one thing that i'm worried about is the markets are okay with that, and they -- in our business we say buy the room or sell the facts. they price in this good outcome that happens the first week of january. then there's no reason left to buy. we priced that in and go lower. i did establish shorts on christmas ev
we're waiting for news out of washington. that's going to be a catalyst. typically we see light volumes, we don't see a ton of trading. what do you expect the action to be while we're waiting for this decision? do you expect anything out of the ordinary this year? >> no, i don't. i think we'll see light volumes again, too. i think we're going over the fiscal cliff. but what i think is, the market has grown accustomed to that. small caps are up 9.5% since mid-november. that's optimistic in...
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128 years ago today, the washington monument was finished. get this -- construction started in 1848. it took 36 years from beginning to end. well, you had a civil war in the middle there, too, but it does sound a little bit like d.c. these days, doesn't it? r look... ...at the best schools in the world... ...you see they all have something very interesting in common. they have teachers... ...with a deeper knowledge of their subjects. as a result, their students achieve at a higher level. let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. i have obligations. cute tobligations, but obligations.g. i need to rethink the core of my portfolio. what i really need is sleep. introducing the ishares core, building blocks for the heart of your portfolio. find out why 9 out of 10 large professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-ishares for a prospectus which includes investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. read and consider i
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but we'll start in washington. the president meeting with six governors around the country to discuss the fiscal cliff. our be john harwood is live to talk about the impact of that meeting, john, and the impact of this offer that we got from the republicans yesterday. >> reporter: carl, we haven't heard from the president or the governors yet in this meeting. we did just get some remarks that gene sperling delivered in which he responds to boehner's letter calls the baoehner offer disappointing and says that an accept aps by republicans that rates have to go up is the key to unlocking a deficit reduction agreement. now that's consistent with everything that's happened at the white house since the election, essentially trying to break down republican resistance to raising top rates which is very popular with the american people. however, as i mentioned when we talked in the last hour, are the significance of the republican offer is that they have laid out and taken ownership of cuts to entitlement programs, medicare
but we'll start in washington. the president meeting with six governors around the country to discuss the fiscal cliff. our be john harwood is live to talk about the impact of that meeting, john, and the impact of this offer that we got from the republicans yesterday. >> reporter: carl, we haven't heard from the president or the governors yet in this meeting. we did just get some remarks that gene sperling delivered in which he responds to boehner's letter calls the baoehner offer...
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keep tax the same for 98% of americans and raise the debt celling so we can at least for a year put washington in the rear-view mirror. wow, can you believe that? there'll be some spending cuts to appease republicans, too, once they've bothered to identify the cuts they actually want! as much as some may believe that there's no incentive to rise above partisanship, the dramatic rates of income of these fiscal rates give to tens of millions of americans who happen to be voters. of the 2 million jobs that could be lost, 1 million of them will most likely comes from the defense sector. at a time when china is rising. you see those planes land on that aircraft carrier this week? the middle east is boiling. i don't know. did we really want that big defense budget cut? i mean, maybe nothing more than the decline in spending is the war in afghanistan winds down. saving about half a trillion dollars over the time. maybe more. the areas where the defense job losses take place they look mighty red to me, at least on the electoral map. yes, you'll have to say goodbye to the fabulous 15% dividend rates go
keep tax the same for 98% of americans and raise the debt celling so we can at least for a year put washington in the rear-view mirror. wow, can you believe that? there'll be some spending cuts to appease republicans, too, once they've bothered to identify the cuts they actually want! as much as some may believe that there's no incentive to rise above partisanship, the dramatic rates of income of these fiscal rates give to tens of millions of americans who happen to be voters. of the 2 million...
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the one thing we're getting is a runaway spending in washington, d.c. that's the effect of this unlimited print mag sheen that the federal reserve has. >> let's put some gold into the equation. gold as legal tender. thanks very much to shawn fowler. now speaking of gold, thieves impersonating policemen boarded a boat in curacao and stole 70 gold bars worth an estimated $75 million. sounds like a thriller. authorities say there were six thieves wearing jackets with patches saying police who assaulted the captain and took off the gold in three cars. authorities say the shipment was legal but won't say who owned the gold or where it was headed. now, let's turn and do some stock market work. consumer spending fell in a new report out today. so did real disposable income. could have something to do with superstorm sandy. weak in yesterday's third quarter gdp report. profits, and these are the broadest gdp profits, covering about 5 million large and small companies really came in pretty good in the third quarter. up 9% from a year ago. so even though business
the one thing we're getting is a runaway spending in washington, d.c. that's the effect of this unlimited print mag sheen that the federal reserve has. >> let's put some gold into the equation. gold as legal tender. thanks very much to shawn fowler. now speaking of gold, thieves impersonating policemen boarded a boat in curacao and stole 70 gold bars worth an estimated $75 million. sounds like a thriller. authorities say there were six thieves wearing jackets with patches saying police...
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i think these guys in washington are killing confidence. i'm going to ask paychecks directly how much of this fiscal cliff thing is crimping what's been a terrible time for small business anyway. let's listen to what paychecks has to say. the actual stock is paying away for a return even as the government is prolonging the pain. thursday morning we hear from car max. we know cars are in scarce supply in the northeast, and carmax is the leading supplier of used cars. plus the used car market is poised to really pick up steam. the use the car business does well when there are a lot of new cars on the road. so the recovery in the domestic auto biz in the last couple years is now filtering down to carmax, which makes more money from selling relatively new used cars. i think we're going to hear very good things, particularly in light of hurricane sandy. darden gives us results. it's on thursday. the bar's been set very low here. but not lower than the company itself. and as far as i'm concerned, maybe it's time to think about a new transitional
i think these guys in washington are killing confidence. i'm going to ask paychecks directly how much of this fiscal cliff thing is crimping what's been a terrible time for small business anyway. let's listen to what paychecks has to say. the actual stock is paying away for a return even as the government is prolonging the pain. thursday morning we hear from car max. we know cars are in scarce supply in the northeast, and carmax is the leading supplier of used cars. plus the used car market is...
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they are incentivized by an anti-hydrocarbon leadership on the part of the democratic authorities in washington, they will take advantage p take over the states' jurisdiction by setting standards that are beyond what we know today that are not necessary because we know what we know today. and let's be clear. the industry is doing everything it knows how to do to continually make fracking and continually make the whole process, including capturing methane, better for everybody. >> it's an economic miracle if they would just let it happen. it's an economic miracle. many thanks to john. we appreciate it. >>> now, have you all noticed the u.s. and global stock markets are actually rising, in many cases to multi-year highs? we have some key numbers and some forecasts coming up next. the stocks are more optimistic than the experts. twins. i didn't see them coming. i have obligations. cute obligations, but obligations. i need to rethink the core of my portfolio. what i really need is sleep. introducing the ishares core, building blocks for the heart of your portfolio. find out why 9 out of 10 large pr
they are incentivized by an anti-hydrocarbon leadership on the part of the democratic authorities in washington, they will take advantage p take over the states' jurisdiction by setting standards that are beyond what we know today that are not necessary because we know what we know today. and let's be clear. the industry is doing everything it knows how to do to continually make fracking and continually make the whole process, including capturing methane, better for everybody. >> it's an...
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now they got to deal with this morass in washington. while i'm optimistic if congress and the president cancel their vacations, remember, no vacation without legislation and stay to avert the cliff. i'm worried that they're sworn to not compromise. i'm worried that rising above is anathema to democrats and repugnant to the republicans as the phrase, grover, hide your ears, higher taxes. here's the bottom line. a new school which says the cliff jump won't be that bad has now entered the fray. i'm still hoping we don't go over the cliff. but i can't be sanguine if we do. i think it means that the stock market will get hammered even as it might bounce back if the austerity is lifted by a dreaded, hated compromise that both sides seem to despise. i have a list of ten stocks that would be the bounce-backers. you got to stay tuned for those. but it would be a bounce-back. let's go to isaac in pennsylvania. isaac? >> caller: jim, how are you today? >> i'm okay. how about you? >> caller: just fine. i have a question regarding dean foods. >> sur
now they got to deal with this morass in washington. while i'm optimistic if congress and the president cancel their vacations, remember, no vacation without legislation and stay to avert the cliff. i'm worried that they're sworn to not compromise. i'm worried that rising above is anathema to democrats and repugnant to the republicans as the phrase, grover, hide your ears, higher taxes. here's the bottom line. a new school which says the cliff jump won't be that bad has now entered the fray....
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washington has set up already. so we get some sort of clarity, some sort of a plan, that's what the businesses have been asking for but it's not going to change things until late 2013, if not into two 2014. >> i think you're right, they've made their plans. in the environment changes they have all this cash they can make changes and make increment at purchases. at a plant somewhere, hire a worker or two, engage in m&a if they have more confidence in the future. so i think they can turn things around. but they need more confidence and that's a big if. >> bob's going to be with us for the rest of the hour. >> okay, you've got comments, questions about anything you see on "squawk," shoot us an e-mail, you can also follow us on twitter @squawkcnbc is our handle. when we return, the tragedy in newtown parking the gun control controversy in washington. we're going to talk about it, and then later, why hovnanian is betting on boomerang buyers. the company's ceo is here as we get ready for key housing data later this week.
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our chief washington correspondent john harwood is here with the latest. >> reporter: we ended the week with a fairly perfect, simple, clear, elegant expression of the partisan differences in this fight. speaker boehner came out and gave a press conference where he essentially said president obama has done nothing to compromise with republicans. here's the speaker. >> four days ago we offered a serious proposal based on testimony of president clinton's former chief of staff. since then there's been no counteroffer from the white house. instead, reports indicate that the president has adopted a deliberate strategy to slow-walk our economy right to the edge of the fiscal cliff. >> reporter: not surprisingly, democratic house leader nancy pelosi had precisely the opposite explanation for what is behind this stalemate. she says republicans simply echoing the white house are going to have to buckle on the issue of the top rates. >> the only obstacle standing in the way of middle income tax relief are the republicans unwillingness to ask the top 2% to pay their fair share. >> but tyler, as yo
our chief washington correspondent john harwood is here with the latest. >> reporter: we ended the week with a fairly perfect, simple, clear, elegant expression of the partisan differences in this fight. speaker boehner came out and gave a press conference where he essentially said president obama has done nothing to compromise with republicans. here's the speaker. >> four days ago we offered a serious proposal based on testimony of president clinton's former chief of staff. since...
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he is in washington, where he himself scaled the georgian columns of the fed building. he is here with a preview. steve, what can we expect from the final fed decision of 2012? >> as you know, brian, i run a spdr line from the monument. that's how we get up here. this is really a historic day, and i think the market really hasn't focused on it. the fed's balance sheet is really about to explode. you just gave the numbers. i want to do the math on the numbers really quickly. we're asking qe4 what today. the current purchases are $40 billion of mortgage backed securities. they're going to replace operation twist with $45 billion. add it up, that's a total of $85 billion a month. what happens when you annualize that? the existing level of the balance sheet is $2.8 trillion. the expected growth, 85 times the 12 right there. it's going to be up by a trillion by the end of the year if they maintain the pace. well, the level at the end of the year is going to be $3.8 trillion. compare that with the balance sheet before the crisis began of $800 billion. so we're going to add on
he is in washington, where he himself scaled the georgian columns of the fed building. he is here with a preview. steve, what can we expect from the final fed decision of 2012? >> as you know, brian, i run a spdr line from the monument. that's how we get up here. this is really a historic day, and i think the market really hasn't focused on it. the fed's balance sheet is really about to explode. you just gave the numbers. i want to do the math on the numbers really quickly. we're asking...
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i don't think washington's quite as tough as what i am. >> glad i'm not growing up in your house, jimmy. >> wow. >> i give in to anything. and everything. just putting it out there >> wow. >> jim, michael, thank you very much for joining us. the meantime, we are calling this extreme hoarding, dividend edition, because more companies are paying billions and billions in special dividends. robert frank, by the way, who is getting the biggest payouts here? >> mostly ceos and company founders. more than 110 companies anumbers onned special dividends in the fourth quarter, three times last year's fourth quarter, all aimed at beating that potential tax increase on dividends. that tax now 15%, scheduled to go up to 43.4% on january 1st. now you companies have doled out more than $22 billion in special dividends this quarter. that's savings up to $6 billion in taxes. three of the biggest paydays will go to sheldon adeleson, tom frist and larry ellison. together, they will get $1.75 billion checks before christmas. and their tax savings there could be more than $490 million. so, what will they do
i don't think washington's quite as tough as what i am. >> glad i'm not growing up in your house, jimmy. >> wow. >> i give in to anything. and everything. just putting it out there >> wow. >> jim, michael, thank you very much for joining us. the meantime, we are calling this extreme hoarding, dividend edition, because more companies are paying billions and billions in special dividends. robert frank, by the way, who is getting the biggest payouts here? >>...